Treatment of 522 patients with Nevus of Ota with Q-switched Alexandrite laser

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 226-230

  Lu, Zhong ^a   Fang, Lihua ^a   Jiao, Sheng ^a   Huang, Wen ^a   Chen, Junpang ^a   Wang, Xiasheng ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Laser therapy; Nevus of Ota

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHEEK; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OTA NEVUS; SATISFACTION; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN INJURY; TIME; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZYGOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEVUS OF OTA; PIGMENTATION DISORDERS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0037320783     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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